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Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger

15 June 2026 at 21:54
Gilat VSAT - Optus SC 4

Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks plans to expand its defense capabilities by acquiring most of Comtech’s space-related communications business, six years after the U.S. company’s own takeover bid collapsed.

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What’s the Best Way to Monetize Space Energy?

15 June 2026 at 14:06

By Marc Berte, Founder and CEO of Overview Energy AI is making energy valuable enough that we’re reconsidering where infrastructure should live. Space is increasingly where that conversation leads. Orbital […]

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Sustained maneuver has a propulsion problem

15 June 2026 at 14:00
A gridded ion thruster at NASA’s Glenn Research Center that was used on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). Credit: NASA

For years, space architecture was treated mostly as a question of placement: where to put a spacecraft, and how reliably it could hold position. That framing is now too narrow. […]

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Avanti trims GEO exposure with Hylas-3 sale

12 June 2026 at 21:43

TAMPA, Fla. β€” Avanti Communications is moving to close a chapter on the debt-fueled geostationary expansion that once defined the British satellite operator, with plans to sell the youngest payload […]

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Astronomers fear orbital data centers will interfere with observations

12 June 2026 at 20:49
AI1 SpaceX satellite

As SpaceX gears up to start launching orbital data center spacecraft as soon as next year, astronomers warn those satellites could cause serious interference with their observations.

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All in on AI at Astra

12 June 2026 at 14:00
Astra went public in July 2021 through a SPAC merger. Credit: Astra

Chris Kemp thinks he could be the last person left working at Astra β€” but not for the reason most people might think. His company rode the SPAC boom five […]

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AAC Clyde Space wins ESA contract to complete maritime-monitoring constellation

12 June 2026 at 01:06

SAN FRANCISCO – The European Space Agency awarded AAC Clyde Space a 10.9 million euro ($12.6 million) contract to complete development and demonstrate VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) satellites for […]

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Vandenberg offers new launch site for small and medium rockets

11 June 2026 at 20:56
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The U.S. Space Force is seeking potential users of a new launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base reserved for smaller rockets.

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Understanding what’s next for orbital data centers

11 June 2026 at 20:38

This episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, SpaceNews journalists talk with industry leaders and analysts about what’s driving interest in the technology, […]

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ESA astronaut assignment on Artemis 3 part of negotiations on revised Artemis roles

11 June 2026 at 18:33
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The assignment of an ESA astronaut to Artemis 3 is part of negotiations for revised roles in the overall effort, with a goal of getting its astronauts on the moon.

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HyImpulse signs letter of intent with Oman’s spaceport

11 June 2026 at 17:43
The maiden flight of the HyImpulse SR75 from the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia in May 2024. Credit: HyImpulse

MILAN β€” Etlaq Spaceport, Oman’s commercial spaceport, and German-based small launch provider HyImpulse have signed a letter of intent to explore future launch-related activities and a potential operational presence in […]

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Tilebox Launches Verifiable AI Workflows for Satellite Data

11 June 2026 at 16:00
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DOVER, DELAWARE β€” JUNE 11, 2026 β€” Tilebox today announced infrastructure for verifiable AI workflows on Earth observation data, giving teams a way to use agents through governed data, repeatable […]

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